Hairdressing ginseng can alleviate fatigue caused by cancer

American scientists have found that taking large doses of ginseng for two months can effectively alleviate fatigue symptoms of cancer patients Netease research reported June 6 that the Daily Mail reported that scientists from cancer center of Mayo Clinic in the United States have found that ginseng can alleviate fatigue caused by cancer and bring good news to cancer patients According to their study, taking a large dose of ginseng for two months can effectively alleviate fatigue symptoms in cancer patients, far more effective than placebo At the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, scientists will present their findings The study involved 340 cancer patients, 60 percent of whom had breast cancer Some of the participants have completed cancer treatment, some are in the community medical center for treatment During the course of the study, some participants took placebo every day, and the rest took 2000 mg pure ginseng capsule every day Deborah Barton, a researcher at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, said: "available ginseng is sometimes processed with ethanol Ethanol can produce similar effects to estrogen, which may be detrimental to the health of breast cancer patients " After 4 weeks, the fatigue symptoms of patients taking pure ginseng capsule were relieved After 8 weeks, the fatigue symptoms of these patients improved significantly, far more than those taking placebo "After eight weeks, the fatigue scale scores of cancer patients increased by 20 points to a full score of 100," said Barton In addition, ginseng did not have any obvious side effects on the patients " Ginseng is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, as a natural energy enhancer Prior to the study, scientists had never studied the potential role of ginseng in alleviating fatigue caused by cancer According to statistics, up to 90% of cancer patients have fatigue symptoms Fatigue in cancer patients is related to the increase of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the immune system and the imbalance of the regulation of stress hormone cortisol Animal studies have shown that ginsenosides, the active ingredient in ginseng, can reduce cytokines related to inflammation and help regulate cortisol levels Next, Patton will study how ginseng may affect specific biomarkers of fatigue "Cancer is a chronic stress that can last 10 years after diagnosis and treatment," she said If we can take ginseng to better regulate our body in the treatment stage, we may prevent serious long-term fatigue "